Ajar

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ajar \A*jar"\, adv. [OE. on char ajar, on the turn; AS. cerr,
     cyrr, turn, akin to G. kehren to turn, and to D. akerre. See
     {Char}.]
     Slightly turned or opened; as, the door was standing ajar.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ajar \A*jar"\, adv. [Pref. a- + jar.]
     In a state of discord; out of harmony; as, he is ajar with
     the world.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ajar
       adj : slightly open; "the door was ajar" [syn: {ajar(p)}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "ajar":
     agape, clashing, conflicting, confused, dehiscent, gaping, grating,
     harsh, jangling, jangly, jarring, jostling, openmouthed, oscitant,
     ringent, slack-jawed, warring, yawning